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South Carolina People

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Woodrow Wilson

Thomas Woodrow Wilson was a politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.

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Jim Gandy

South Carolina's Weatherman, Jim Gandy, was the Chief Meteorologist for WISTV (1984-1998) and WLTX (1999-2019).

William Gregg

William Gregg was the founder of the Graniteville Company, an early cotton mill in Aiken County.

Queen Quet

Marquetta L. Goodwine, better known as Queen Quet is an author, preservationist, and artist who serves as Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation.

South Carolina Counties

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Clarendon County

Clarendon County was named for Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon (1608/9-1674), one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina.

Cherokee County

Cherokee County was named after the Cherokee Indians who once made it their home.

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Beaufort County

Both Beaufort County and its county seat Beaufort were named for Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort (1684-1714), one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina.

Saluda County

Saluda County was named for the Saluda River, which forms one of its borders. The county was established in 1895 from part of Edgefield County, and the county seat is the town of Saluda.

South Carolina Facts

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South Carolina State Marine Mammal

The intelligent Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) was designated as the official State Marine Mammal by Act Number 58 of 2009. The bottlenose dolphins are protected in U.S. waters under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

South Carolina Glossary

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rice

(noun) - starchy seeds or grain of annual marsh grass. Rice was the largest commercial crop in 17th- and 18th-century Carolina, before cotton.

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